Meningitis four years after treatment of macroprolactinoma

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 501-502

  Wood, R ^a,b   Sandeman, D D ^c   Gawne Cain, M L ^c   Holt, R I G ^c  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Fetal Origin

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BROMOCRIPTINE; CABERGOLINE; CEFOTAXIME; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MORPHINE; PROLACTIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MALE; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROLACTINOMA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0036795472     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.95.10.501     Document Type: Article

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